Selection of Air Force Reserve Members to become Full Time Guardians concludes with PMA Board 3 Results

On behalf of Gen. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, and Katharine Kelley, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel, we are pleased to announce the selection of 128 Air Force Reserve Professionals who will transfer into the Space Force in a full-time capacity following the third and final Board of the full-time application window.

List of Air Force members selected in third Board

To the selectees: Congratulations! We look forward to working with you as future Guardians, uniquely trained and educated to conduct warfighting activities in, from, and to Space.

You will each receive individual notifications with further instructions from the ETMO Accessions Team through the email listed in your application.

For those of you who applied and are not listed above, you will receive a letter from the Space Force Personnel Management Act Transfer Team with additional details. While not selected for transfer in a full-time work role, you are encouraged to apply separately for future opportunities, to include part-time work roles, expected to be announced in summer of 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

Air Force Reserve opportunities to transfer to full-time active duty in the U.S. Space Force

Recent enactment of the Space Force Personnel Management Act (PMA) has afforded the United States Space Force (USSF) the opportunity to create a single service in which members are not identified as Active Duty or Reservists, but rather as Guardians who serve in full-time or part-time roles.

Air Force Reserve professionals serving in the following Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) are eligible to apply for voluntary transfer to the Space Force.

Officers: 13S, 14N, 17X, 6X

Enlisted: 1C6X1, 1N0, 1N1, 1N2, 1N3, 1N4, 1N8, 1D7X1, 1D7X2, 1D7X3

THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.

Application windows for Air Force Reservists interested in transferring to the Space Force in a part-time capacity are expected to open in 2026 once policies, processes and systems are established. PMA does not currently apply to space units and personnel currently resident in the Air National Guard; however, Guard members could expect a similar process to their Reserve counterparts after authorized and appropriate legal and policy changes.

Inter-Service Transfer (IST) Program

Thank you for your interest in inter-service transfer to the United States Space Force (USSF)

The Space Force Inter-Service Transfer (IST) program provides active-duty regular component members serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, the opportunity to apply for IST to the USSF with no break in service.

While publicized application windows have previously been made available, there is no projected IST application window at this time.

Should future IST opportunities become available, information (to include application timelines, processes, and program details) will be announced on this website.